'I've secretly had my Crewe shirt on all week'

People in Crewe have been showing their support for Crewe Alexandra ahead of the club's League Two play-off final against Crawley Town on Sunday.

BBC Radio Stoke has been touring the town with a giant good luck card for locals to sign for the team.

"All week I've secretly had the match shirt under my uniform as a good luck charm," said Sean Dyer who works at the railway station.

Crewe Alexandra overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit to beat Doncaster Rovers on penalties and secure a place in the final, a comeback manager Lee Bell described as truly amazing.

Sean Dyer works at Crewe railway station and has been wearing his Crewe shirt under his uniform all week

Local chef Craig Joughin has supported Crewe Alex for 14 years and was a key reason he moved to the "community-based" town a decade ago.

"We're all together. We stick together. We fight together," he said.

Mike Walton works for the finance team at the club's main sponsor, Mornflake, and can still recall his first game.

"1981, 6 September - my 10th birthday," he said.

Despite losing 0-1 at home to Torquay in front of about 1,200 fans he said he had "got the bug".

Radio Stoke has been inviting Crewe Alex fans to sign the giant good luck card

Steve Davis was manager when Crewe Alex beat Cheltenham at Wembley in the League Two play-off final in 2012.

"Crewe have shown terrific fightback this year... obviously Lee [Bell] has set them up to have a never-say-die attitude and I think that has shown in a lot of games," he said.

Davis added that getting to Wembley was one of the "greatest days" as a manager, and "you have to make the most of it".

Crewe Alexandra chairman Charles Grant said the giant good luck card, which would be passed on to the players, was "absolutely fantastic" and added to the atmosphere and "the luck that may be needed on the day".

Emily Fear will be pulling pints in The Leopard in Nantwich and is expecting a busy shift on Sunday.

She said: "It was absolutely booming. The pub was packed for the semi-final. There were drinks flying everywhere - I'm hoping they've got the plastic cups out for the final."

The card will be presented to the team before the play-off final